Russia is rebuilding capacity to destabilize European countries, new UK report warns

As the war in Ukraine protracts, Russia has an interest in creating crises further afield," authors Jack Watling, Oleksandr V. Danylyuk and Nick Reynolds wrote, citing the Balkans as a region that is ripe for mischief. "Russia also has an active interest in destabilizing Ukraine’s partners, and with a slew of elections forthcoming across Europe there is a wide range of opportunities to exacerbate polarization," the authors said.